X: A Short Story
by Jack Croxall
30 pages· 2013
About
‘Don’t let me lose myself.’
Fifteen-year-old X thinks she is going to die. Shacked up in the cellar of an old farmhouse, she starts a diary to document her last few days. Much less than a few days if the uglies manage to get in.
X is a dystopian short story from Jack Croxall, author of Tethers.
A luminous, captivating tale perfect for giving you one of those reading "moments".
– Liz Loves Books
I was left with a genuine shiver down my spine.
– D.M. Cain, author of The Phoenix Project
Fifteen-year-old X thinks she is going to die. Shacked up in the cellar of an old farmhouse, she starts a diary to document her last few days. Much less than a few days if the uglies manage to get in.
X is a dystopian short story from Jack Croxall, author of Tethers.
Praise for X
A luminous, captivating tale perfect for giving you one of those reading "moments".
– Liz Loves Books
I was left with a genuine shiver down my spine.
– D.M. Cain, author of The Phoenix Project
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